The Backyard Astronomer Podcast

E.21-A Prodigious Interview with Homer Hickam!

Born in 1943 West Virginia, Homer Hickam, Jr. was a barely a teenager when the Soviet space program launched Sputnik 1, and subsequently launched Homer into a lifelong relationship with space.  The 1999 movie "October Sky" is roughly based on his memoir, but we had the opportunity to sit down with Homer to learn the real stories behind the Big Creek Missile Agency of Coalwood, WV, and the amazing career afforded by the passions of one boy.
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E.20-Sputnik and the October Skies

October 4th, 1957 ushered in the Space Age with the successful launch and orbit of Sputnik 1.  
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E.19B - SR71 interview re-release (audio corrected)

A special interview with SR-71 pilot Pat Bledsoe.  Re-edited Audio.
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E.19-SR71 pilot Col. Pat Bledsoe

A special interview with SR-71 pilot Pat Bledsoe.
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E.18-Jupiter at Opposition

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E.17-The Ringed Planet

Let's talk Saturn!
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E.16 - July 14th Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)

Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) is visiting on July 14th. Check out this special Birthday edition episode dedicated to my amazingly supportive wife.
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E.15 - Boötes and Arcturus

Boötes and Arcturus
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E.14 - Planetary Collisions and the Seasons

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E.13-Sunspots

Let's talk sunspots!
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